THE DTSB
Pending. Early reports indicate possible over weight and/or high DA takeoff.
Key facts
- DateJuly 26, 2025
- Local time9:40 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightTakeoff
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
- Airport2MT1
Accident Location
- City, State
- West Glacier, Montana
- Latitude
- 48.487778
- Longitude
- -113.961666
- Airport ID
- 2MT1
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N1342R
- Make
- Grumman American
- Model
- AA-5
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Gender
- Unknown
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Unknown
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight school
- Unknown
- Instructional flight
- Unknown
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Pilot error
- Unknown
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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